It has been reported that the residents of riverine Ogodobiri community, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, overrun by the ravaging flood in parts of the state were said to be sleeping in the ceiling of their houses and cooking their meals in their canoe because their homeland is under…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has declared that no human being can solve the challenges facing Nigeria. Speaking during a Thanksgiving service at the RCCG Throne of Grace Parish in Ebute-Meta, Lagos, on Sunday, Adeboye said only God can resolve the…

The Vice President made this claim when he was addressing participants at the 9th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum, held at the State House Banquet Hall. The vice president said that infrastructure development was important to economic growth and job creation. He appreciated the commitment of the participants in extending the…

Mr Fred Ezimadu, a popular Nollywood actor, has died, The Nation reports. According to leader of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, the deceased’s daughter who gave an account of his demise, revealed that the late actor, popularly called Big Fredo, merely complained of tooth ache and was taken to…

The Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progrssives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe has been caught spreading fake news on Facebook again. Joe Igbokwe accused a former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of sharing a sum of $5,000 to each party delegate during the People’s Democratic Party primaries in Port…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has said next year’s election will be a battle between forces that want Lagos to continually remain in slavery and those that want to ensure prosperity for all. Agbaje stated this in a message posted on…

A 300-level student of Entrepreneurship at the University of Benin, Austin Okafor, has died as a result of what students and staff described as lackadaisical attitude by officials of the institution. According to Premium Times, it was gathered that Mr Okafor, who lived with sickle cell anaemia, died on October 2…

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops had killed five Boko Haram insurgents in northern part of Borno. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Mr Chukwu said: “troops of Sector 3, Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task…

A Nigerian man has reacted to Atkiu’s victory as the presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party ahead of 2019 general elections, saying Atiku can’t be Nigerian President. The man (name withheld) noted that Atiku is a wanted man in the United States of America as he went ahead to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to give return tickets to three presidential aspirant who didn’t win from Sunday’s presidential primary. They are: Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso. reports shows that the three men have been gifted tickets for the…

John Odey, a former Minister of Information, and later of Environment has died, aged 58. He died in a Dubai hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a cancer related illness. Details of his death are still not clear, but it was announced by the National Chairman of the Peoples…

National Assembly aspirants under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State were yesterday held hostage in a hostel in Awka for daring to address a press conference to protest the alleged non conduct of primaries of the party in the state. The aspirants also rejected the primary…

According to a Premium Times report, it has been learnt that governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed not to back any particular candidate at the national convention of the party on Saturday. Multiple sources privy to the outcome of a meeting held at Government House in Port…

The outgoing governor Aregbesola has reacted to the protest by PDP officials on Friday, against the result of last month gubernatorial election in the state. Speaking to newsmen on Friday, Aregbesola indirectly described the protesters,as “not mentally stable” or “need psychiatric attention”. On the protest, Aregbesola said: It is a…

Congolese doctor, Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner, Nadia Murad, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said: “The pair won the award, for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a…